Merge "Use a less misleading name for the code that sets up the main thread."
diff --git a/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.cpp b/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.cpp
index bd71628..3ca6c0d 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/libc_init_common.cpp
@@ -64,18 +64,15 @@
// Declared in "private/bionic_ssp.h".
uintptr_t __stack_chk_guard = 0;
-/* Init TLS for the initial thread. Called by the linker _before_ libc is mapped
- * in memory. Beware: all writes to libc globals from this function will
- * apply to linker-private copies and will not be visible from libc later on.
- *
- * Note: this function creates a pthread_internal_t for the initial thread and
- * stores the pointer in TLS, but does not add it to pthread's thread list. This
- * has to be done later from libc itself (see __libc_init_common).
- *
- * This function also stores a pointer to the kernel argument block in a TLS slot to be
- * picked up by the libc constructor.
- */
-void __libc_init_tls(KernelArgumentBlock& args) {
+// Setup for the main thread. For dynamic executables, this is called by the
+// linker _before_ libc is mapped in memory. This means that all writes to
+// globals from this function will apply to linker-private copies and will not
+// be visible from libc later on.
+//
+// Note: this function creates a pthread_internal_t for the initial thread and
+// stores the pointer in TLS, but does not add it to pthread's thread list. This
+// has to be done later from libc itself (see __libc_init_common).
+void __libc_init_main_thread(KernelArgumentBlock& args) {
__libc_auxv = args.auxv;
static pthread_internal_t main_thread;
@@ -99,6 +96,9 @@
__init_thread(&main_thread);
__init_tls(&main_thread);
__set_tls(main_thread.tls);
+
+ // Store a pointer to the kernel argument block in a TLS slot to be
+ // picked up by the libc constructor.
main_thread.tls[TLS_SLOT_BIONIC_PREINIT] = &args;
__init_alternate_signal_stack(&main_thread);
diff --git a/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.cpp b/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.cpp
index 7794fbe..ef57af6 100644
--- a/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.cpp
+++ b/libc/bionic/libc_init_static.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
int (*slingshot)(int, char**, char**),
structors_array_t const * const structors) {
KernelArgumentBlock args(raw_args);
- __libc_init_tls(args);
+ __libc_init_main_thread(args);
__libc_init_AT_SECURE(args);
__libc_init_common(args);
diff --git a/libc/private/bionic_tls.h b/libc/private/bionic_tls.h
index 30dc0eb..d92d9d9 100644
--- a/libc/private/bionic_tls.h
+++ b/libc/private/bionic_tls.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
#if defined(__cplusplus)
class KernelArgumentBlock;
-extern __LIBC_HIDDEN__ void __libc_init_tls(KernelArgumentBlock& args);
+extern __LIBC_HIDDEN__ void __libc_init_main_thread(KernelArgumentBlock& args);
#endif
#endif /* __BIONIC_PRIVATE_BIONIC_TLS_H_ */
diff --git a/linker/linker.cpp b/linker/linker.cpp
index 73eeba1..0718efc 100644
--- a/linker/linker.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker.cpp
@@ -3465,7 +3465,7 @@
_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
- __libc_init_tls(args);
+ __libc_init_main_thread(args);
// Initialize the linker's own global variables
linker_so.call_constructors();
